After visiting Cambodia in 2004, I become intensely interested in helping the people recover from the genocide of Pol Pot. I was looking for a charitable organization that had low overhead, spent its money on useful projects and not administration and advertising. Although there are many charities and projects I could have participated in, I chose this one because of the focus on helping young girls. Young girls are often sold into sexual slavery because the families can't afford to feed them and boys have more opportunity for work, and therefore are of more financial use to the family.
I held a fundraiser for the Cambodian Arts and Scholarship Foundation and also sent my own money to provide food, bicycles, uniforms, and education so that girls could go to school. I got handwritten updates thanking me and updating me on the progress.
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- EIN 01-0544749
- info@cambodianscholarship.org
- (207) 829-6063
- Po Box 18186 Portland ME 04112 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: The Cambodian Arts & Scholarship Foundation is committed to improving the lives of children through education, and focuses on poor, at-risk Cambodian girls who, for a number of reasons, are denied equal access to schooling. CASF works closely with local communities to identify potential students; provides the financial (direct cash scholarships), emotional and medical support necessary for them to attend school; and sustains this support for as long as the child wants to learn.
Target demographics: Girls from rural, impoverished communities
Geographic areas served: Cambodia
Programs: The Cambodian Arts and Scholarship Foundation supports approximately 55 poor and at-risk female students in three provincial programs throughout Cambodia.